Bells Rapid – Mount Mambup Walk overview

Bells Rapid, at the edge of the Darling Range near Brigadoon, is best known as a viewing spot during the Avon Descent. In late winter when the river is ‘up’ canoeists practise here for white water action. After good rainfall an impressive waterfall displays in a picturesque side valley. Energetic uphill climbs on both sides of the River are rewarded by excellent views along the Darling Scarp, across the Swan Coastal Plain, and northward up the valley to Walyunga N.P. The route can optionally be extended northward for a very rewarding 13-15.5km return walk to visit Walyunga and Bungarah Pools on the Swan River at Walyunga N.P., partly following the Camino Salvado pilgrim trail along the river bank.

We had a very enjoyable day today walking a 10km variant of this trail. I don’t have a GPS (yet) so navigated with Memory Maps and loaded trial version 25k topo on the phone. It worked a treat! We followed the Camino trail to the boundary of the Walyunga NP.[].From here we used the phone to navigate to WP Alt-07 and then up the ridge to WP 16. From the summit of Mount Mambup we dropped back down into the Avon Valley via WPs 11 to 4 in reverse. We managed to lose the trail slightly at WP 08 and instead ended up following a very steep mountain bike track which brought us out slightly north of WP 04. Great fun and a good first try at gps navigation for me!

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Railway crossing – The walk route crosses the railway along the east side of the River. The line is now independently controlled by Arc Infrastructure (previously Brookfield Rail). For safety reasons warning signage with contact information has been placed at the crossing, requesting any walkers planning to cross to contact the company in advance. Heed the sign/s. Trains pass frequently, so exercise great caution at the railway crossing. Provided you have permission, cross quickly after ensuring that a train is not approaching. You must exercise your own independent judgment as to whether it is safe for you to cross. WalkGPS accepts no liability whatsoever if you choose to cross.

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